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This story is not my own.My friend’s uncle’s brother-in-law’s cousintold my friend, and they told methis story that I am telling you.So I can’t vouch foraccuracy or veracity,but I can say that,in my humble opinion, it isone of the better stories I’ve heardin the last few years.Once upon a time—no.Long ago and far away—no.It was…
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Why are there so many expressionsin the English language about balancing vulnerability and protection?How do I trust the faithfulness of otherswhile at the same time avoiding deception?I sit watching the long shadows of the early morning lightwhile reflecting on the eventsof last night.“A burnt child dreads the fire.”Wakened from peaceful slumberby the incessant screaming of…
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Minute to minute,second to second, we constantly focuson personal concerns, so busy thinking,we build a wall to perception.Although surrounded by eternity,we don’t experience it.Surrounded by eternity, it is inaccessible because we separateand insulate our selves from it.We exist in a mysterious place.It is unwise to believe that the worldis only as you think it is.It…
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The Phoenix doth rise From under ashes and dust Resplendent Quetzal (C)2012 BT
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I open my heart and soul to you At the risk of injury and pain Worthwhile regardless of outcome Love or loneliness Either a growing experience That is life. (C)2009 BT
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Eight rigid inches Of cold Steel Plunge Through the sun warmed crust Into the soft moist Material below Earthy, fragrant, subtly fecal Each stroke removing A bit of living material Insects, worms, fungi The opening Enlarged By mechanical force Cool air circulates A small bird Shares words of wisdom With the world A cock crows…
Desert Dweller 